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Animal Agriculture

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Animal agriculture is at the forefront of Okja. After all, the super pigs are created for the sole purpose of being killed and sold for their meat. The film portrays numerous characteristics of animal agriculture that are widely criticized including:

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cramped living conditions,

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assembly (or disassembly?) line like slaughter houses,

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and the use of stun guns to kill animals.

Of course, Okja is no documentary. Many of these elements are exaggerated or portrayed in ways that may be harsher than reality. But it is an artistic choice to exaggerate these aspects in order to convince the viewer that the industry needs to be scrutinized.

© 2020 by Joseph Nestor Yu Tan. EGL121 - Kay Sohini

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